Charles
I remember Christopher Goodwin both playing and singing standing up.
I was amazed, but
I don't recall whether he was playing an archlute, a theorbo or a
swanneck, I think it was the first;
but he almost had the sort of mishap, I had, when I swung a swanneck
and nearly swiped a
valuable object off the wall; but in Chris' case it was one of the
other singers who had to duck-and-cover.
Lovely concert, though, very agile singers from both points of view!
Regards
Anthony
Le 11 déc. 07 à 00:59, Charles Browne a écrit :
Dear All,
I was fascinated to watch Andrew Maginley at the recent Lute
Society meeting
as he played the baroque lute while standing. I have been trying
this over
the last two weeks with an archlute and a swanneck baroque lute and
it is
quite an interesting experience. I have found it much easier than
I thought
although the low ceiling in our cottage now has pockmarks all
over! The
archlute is easier to hold than the baroque lute due, in part, to the
relative shallowness of the archlute bowl. The lute strap has a
short 'tail'
on which I usually sit and I tuck this end through a belt-loop on my
trousers. The physical balance is easier to maintain and I do not
feel so
stiff after playing, presumably because I am standing upright and
can move a
little. Could these callisthenics be regarded as 'Playing a short
exercise"?
No, perhaps not!
I wondered whether there are others who have converted from the
sitting
position and who observations about their own experiences?
best wishes
Charles
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